The Arcadia Police Department responded to 906 calls for service from Sunday, Feb. 13 through Saturday, Feb. 19, of which 123 required formal investigations. Here is a summary report of the major incidents handled by the officers of the Arcadia Police Department during this period. (Listed in crime categories created by Arcadia’s Best).
ARCADIA POLICE DEPARTMENT Calls for Criminal Activity Totals Year-to-Date (thru 2/19) Calls for Service: 6,871 (2010 total: 48,318) <2009 total: 50,371; 2008 Total: 49,699> Formal Investigations: 934 (2010 total: 6,895) <2009 total: 7,092; 2008 total: 6,705> .
Woman brings in live World War II hand grenade Shortly before 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16, a woman brought a grenade that belonged to her father to the police station for disposal. The WWI hand grenade was examined and determined to be live. The police parking lot was cordoned off and the LASO Bomb Squad was called to the scene. The bomb technicians advised that it was unsafe to transport the grenade due to its age and condition, so a hole was dug in the lawn and the grenade was detonated to render it safe.
Wife hits husband with TV remote Around 2:43 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 13, units responded to the 500 block of Cornell in reference to a domestic disturbance. During an argument, the suspect hit her husband in the head with a television remote, causing a laceration above his eye. A 23-year-old female Hispanic was arrested for inflicting corporal injury to spouse.
Alcohol/drugs * Our YES officer responded to First Avenue Middle School, 301 South First, around 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, in regards to a narcotics investigation. Several students advised that a fellow student was selling marijuana and Ecstasy pills. A 12-year-old male Filipino was arrested for the sale of a controlled substance, and he was later cited and released to his father. * Around 2 a.m. Friday, Feb. 18, a traffic stop was conducted at Myrtle and Live Oak because the driver failed to stop at the limit line for a red light. A 24-year-old male Hispanic driver was contacted and it was determined that he was operating the vehicle while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage. He was arrested at the scene without incident.
Residential burglaries/theft A residential burglary occurred in the 1000 block of Arcadia between 11:30 a.m. and 4:50 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15. Unknown suspect(s) pried open the front door to gain entrance into the house. Once inside, the suspect(s) ransacked rooms and stole a $3,000 watch. * Units responded to the 1000 block of Volante in reference to a grand theft that occurred between Jan. 16 and Feb. 14. The victim discovered two rings, worth about $10,500, were missing from her bedroom. She believes that a 25-year-old male African-American caretaker had taken the rings. * Four businesses located in the 100 block, 200 block, 500 block, and 700 block of South First Avenue were burglarized between 5 p.m. on Feb. 18 and 10:10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 19.
Business theft, burglary, grand theft * Between 5 p.m. Feb. 12 and 8 a.m. Monday, Feb. 14, a commercial burglary occurred in the 1700 block of Oakwood. Unknown suspects entered a house that is under construction through a secured window. The suspects accessed various rooms and stole tools and construction equipment totaling almost $4,200. * A grand theft auto occurred between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. Monday, Feb. 14, in the 100 block of East Foothill. Unknown suspect(s) stole a 2005 Chevy Van with the Edible Arrangements graphics on the vehicle. * Shortly after 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15, units responded to Banana Republic, located at Westfield Santa Anita, in reference to a commercial burglary that occurred around 12:17 p.m. A sales associate discovered four leather jackets worth around $1,300 were missing. A review of their surveillance video revealed that a male suspect hid the jackets in a shopping bag and left the store. * Between 5:15 p.m. Feb. 15 and 7:15 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16, a commercial burglary occurred at a business in the 500 block of North First. Unknown suspect(s) forced open the front door and removed computer equipment and miscellaneous property worth over $5,600. * Units were dispatched to Residence Inn, 321 East Huntington, around 5:05 p.m. in reference to a grand theft report. After a 20-year-old female Caucasian guest checked out of her room, it was discovered that a 42” flatscreen television, worth about $1,500, was missing.
Auto burglary, stolen vehicles A vehicle was stolen from a repo company located in the 5400 block of North Peck around 6:34 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18. The vehicle had a GPS tracking system and the car was later recovered in the 900 block of Leorita in Baldwin Park.
Outstanding warrant Around 12:41 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 13, an automated license plate reader alerted officers to an unoccupied vehicle with a felony warrant attached to it. About a half-hour later, a male subject entered the vehicle and left the area. Officers conducted a traffic stop at Live Oak and Sixth, and a 53-year-old male Caucasian was arrested for a $100,000 felony warrant.
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